In a statement, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said that Van Houten was "released to parole supervision" in the early morning hours and driven to transitional housing. Van Houten, the youngest member of the cult, participated in two…[Continue Reading...]
Charles Manson, the cult leader who orchestrated a string of gruesome murders by his “Family” of young acolytes in Los Angeles during the momentous summer of 1969, died aged 83 on 19 November 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest arising…[Continue Reading...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles. The killings remain etched in the American consciousness. On Tuesday, Leslie Van Houten was released after…[Continue Reading...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders. Van Houten “was released to parole…[Continue Reading...]
Police in Kenya discovered 40 more mass graves on Monday in their investigation into a starvation cult led by a pastor. Authorities disinterred 12 more bodies as they kicked off the fourth phase of the exhumation process of followers linked…[Continue Reading...]
Police in Osun have ‘arrested” a cow meant to be used for July cult day celebration in Osogbo, the state capital. The State Police Command had on Thursday warned against ‘Cult Day Celebration’ which is usually celebrated by Aye confraternity…[Continue Reading...]
July 7 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced he would give up trying to deny parole to one of Charles Manson's murderous "family" of followers, clearing the way to let Leslie Van Houten out of prison after…[Continue Reading...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two…[Continue Reading...]
IDAHO, USA — Almost two months after a jury found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all counts, her brother and uncle are writing a book and doing a podcast about what led to her conviction. Daybell was found guilty of…[Continue Reading...]
DULUTH — Forty wooded acres of Grand Marais land owned by a business connected to a controversial religious faction is for sale. To the dismay of area residents, the land, listed for $189,000, has for several years been owned by…[Continue Reading...]
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